"Jean Hanff Korelitz's The Plot is a psychologically suspenseful novel about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it. Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he's teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what's left of his self-respect; he hasn't written--let alone published--anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student,...

"A serial killer is roaming the streets of London, and Daniel Pitt's university chum Ian, now a member of the police, is leading the search. The murders are keeping his mind occupied, but when Ian learns that their old professor, Nicholas Wolford, has been charged with plagiarism, he takes the time to personally ask Daniel to defend their beloved teacher. For help catching who Londoners are now calling the 'Rainy Day Slasher,' Ian also enlists Daniel's...

A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work.

Researching and writing can be fun. But how do you know you're quoting and summarizing properly in your written work? Discover how to understand public domain, how to cite a source, and how to use someone else's words appropriately in your papers and projects.

Until now Uncle Dan has only used classic books in his program, so being commissioned to turn a new manuscript into a virtual reality world sounds exciting--but while they are testing the program, Isabelle realizes that the book is plagiarized from The purloined letter, and it is up to Carter to teach the author a lesson.

A wanna-be writer with an eidetic memory decides to claim authorship of a book that only he remembers, but soon finds that there are consequences for his theft.

Young Marion the hedgehog finds out the hard way that it's sometimes easy to use another's words when you do research on the Internet .

This publication provides an innovative approach to plagiarism instruction grounded in ethics theory. By providing an ethics foundation for plagiarism instruction, this book helps plagiarism instructors address both unintentional and intentional plagiarism behavior among students. It provides tools to address why plagiarism is an important ethical issue in an academic environment. This book introduces general principles of ethics adaptable to plagiarism...